Elk Foundation to hold Fundraiser

The Great Smoky Mountains Chapter of the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation (RMEF) will  host their seventeenth WNC annual fundraising event at the Harrah’s Cherokee Casino Hotel on Saturday, July 31. The evening will begin at 4:00 p.m. with Kim DeLozier, Wildlife...

Cherokee Residents arrested in Tenn.

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. – Five Cherokee residents were arrested in Pigeon Forge, Tenn. over the weekend.  Josh E. Crowe, John W. Raby, Amber S. Crowe, Jerilyn M. Jackson, and Hannah F. Calhoun were arrested by Pigeon Forge Police on Saturday, July 10 and charged in...

No Ticket for group claiming Choctaw Heritage

Echo Hawk issues a Proposed Finding Against Acknowledgment of the Choctaw Nation of Florida   WASHINGTON – Deputy Assistant Secretary-Indian Affairs Donald “Del” Laverdure, acting on behalf of Assistant Secretary – Indian Affairs Larry Echo Hawk who was travelling,...

The Raleigh Report

The Raleigh Report From the Office of Representative Phil Haire July 8, 2010 The General Assembly is moving closer to adjourning this year’s legislative session. There are still a number of important bills to consider before session comes to a close, but it is...